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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($477 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer to buy a cow worth 36,000 KES because I know it will give birth and I can sell its calves to pay school fees for my children because they are still going to school.I also bought house hold items.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on building my house at 50000KES.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that i have built a house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent 1,000 KES to buy kitchen utensils, bought a sheep for 3,700 KES and gave 4,200 KES to my spouse to use on other things. The rest was spent on buying food.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to construct a new house as the current one is old and small.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Am planning to use part of the money to build a three roomed house, set up a fish mongering business and use the remaining to buy diary cows and pay school fees for my children.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The proudest achievement is am able to educate my children despite the fact that I don't have a stable job.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship am facing is I depend on casual work for for sustainability and sometimes there is no work the pay is too little and it can't help sort out my bills sometimes my family and I are forced to go without a meal because of the economic hardship.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when am called for casual labour since I know I'll be able to get money to buy food for my family.
